Category: Remembrance Sunday

  • And did those feet in ancient times (Jerusalem – 2 Verses) – for Orchestra Also see version for Organ Tune: Jerusalem Meter: DLM Style: Early 20th Century Church Year: Remembrance Sunday, Church Year: Weddings Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848 – 1918) Lyricist: William Blake (1757 – 1827) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2012 Richard M S Irwin Certain rights reserved. Recordings Hymn – And did those feet in ancient time – Lyrics And did those feet ...
  • And did those feet in ancient times (Jerusalem – 2 Verses) – for Organ Organ Version – Also see version for Orchestra Lyrics And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green: And was the holy Lamb of God On England’s pleasant pastures seen! And did the Countenance Divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among these dark Satanic Mills? Bring me my Bow of burning gold; Bring me my Arrows of desire: Bring ...
  • Eternal Father strong to save (Melita) – Organ Tune: Melita Meter: 88 88 88 Style: Victorian Hymn Church Year: Remembrance Sunday Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1823 – 1876) Lyricist: William Whiting (1825 – 1876) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2014 Richard M S Irwin, Certain rights reserved. Recordings Hymn – Eternal Father, strong to save – Lyrics Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd’st ...
  • God save our gracious Queen (National Anthem) Tune: National Anthem Meter: 664 6664 Style: Traditional British Composer: Unknown attributed to Composer: Henry Carey (1689 – 1743) Lyricist: Unknown verses 1 – 2, verse 3 Lyricist: William E Hickson (1817 – 1877) from hymn “God bless our native land” an American hymn to the same tune. Church Year: Remembrance Sunday Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain. Performances Copyright © 2007 ...
  • God save our gracious Queen (National Anthem) – Military Band God save our gracious Queen – Lyrics God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. Thy choicest gifts in store, On her be pleased to pour; Long may she reign: May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save ...
  • God save our gracious Queen (National Anthem) – Organ God save our gracious Queen – Lyrics God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. Thy choicest gifts in store, On her be pleased to pour; Long may she reign: May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save ...
  • I vow to thee my country (Thaxted) – Orchestra Lyric I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above, Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love; The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test, That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best; The love that never falters, the love that pays the price, The love that makes undaunted the final ...
  • I vow to thee my country (Thaxted) – Organ Lyrics I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above, Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love; The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test, That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best; The love that never falters, the love that pays the price, The love that makes undaunted the final ...
  • Lord of all hopefulness (Slane) – Orchestra See also ‘Lord of all hopefulness’  for Organ Lyrics Recording Details Tune: Slane Meter: 10 11 11 12 Verses: 4 Style: Traditional Irish, Gaelic, Celtic Church Year: Remembrance, General Composer: Unknown – Traditional Irish melody. Lyricist: Jan Struther (1901 – 1953). Music Public Domain Orchestral Arrangement:  Copyright ©  2009 Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955) Organ Arrangement:  Copyright ©  2017 Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955) Lyrics Copyright © Oxford ...
  • Lord of all hopefulness (Slane) – Organ See Also ‘Lord of all hopefulness’ for Orchestra Lyrics Recording Tune: Slane Meter: 10 11 11 12 Verses: 4 Style: Traditional Irish, Gaelic, Celtic Church Year: Remembrance, General Composer: Unknown – Traditional Irish melody. Lyricist: Jan Struther (1901 – 1953). Music Public Domain Orchestral Arrangement:  Copyright ©  2009 Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955) Organ Arrangement:  Copyright ©  2017 Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955) Lyrics Copyright © ...
  • O God, our help in ages past (Saint Anne) – Orchestra Hymn – O God, our help in ages past – Lyrics O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. Under the shadow of thy throne, still may we dwell secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defence is sure. Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her ...
  • O God, our help in ages past (Saint Anne) – Organ Hymn – O God, our help in ages past – Lyrics O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. Under the shadow of thy throne, still may we dwell secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defence is sure. Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her ...
  • O valiant hearts (Valiant Hearts) Hymn – O Valiant Hearts – Lyrics O valiant hearts who to your glory came Through dust of conflict and through battle flame; Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved, Your memory hallowed in the land you loved. Proudly you gathered, rank on rank, to war As who had heard God’s message from afar; All you had hoped for, all you had, ...
  • The Last Post (2 minute silence) and Rouse Tune: The Last Post and Rouse Style: Military Composer: Unknown Church Year: Remembrance Sunday Music Copyright Public Domain. Performances Copyright ℗ 2011 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved. Recordings  
  • To dance with Angels Poem – To dance with Angels Heroes all who lead and follow Into worlds where death does tread Climbing high or crouched in hollow Primed with orders clearly said Senses ready, droplets on chin Enemy sighted, eyes fixed on prey Harsh men walking, talking, thin Stumbling into deadly fray A whisper, a nod, bullet flies Standing proud for better aim Cracks of fire fill the sky It ...

O God, our help in ages past (Saint Anne) – Orchestra

Hymn – O God, our help in ages past – Lyrics O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our…

O God, our help in ages past (Saint Anne) – Organ

Hymn – O God, our help in ages past – Lyrics O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our…

O valiant hearts (Valiant Hearts)

Hymn – O Valiant Hearts – Lyrics O valiant hearts who to your glory came Through dust of conflict and through battle flame; Tranquil you…

To dance with Angels

Poem – To dance with Angels Heroes all who lead and follow Into worlds where death does tread Climbing high or crouched in hollow Primed…

I vow to thee my country (Thaxted) – Orchestra

Lyric I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above, Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love; The love that asks…

God save our gracious Queen (National Anthem) – Military Band

God save our gracious Queen – Lyrics God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy…

God save our gracious Queen (National Anthem) – Organ

God save our gracious Queen – Lyrics God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy…

I vow to thee my country (Thaxted) – Organ

Lyrics I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above, Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love; The love that asks…